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HowTo install ISPConfig on a STRATO-Server with Debian 3.1

Based and abuttet to the HowTo - The Perfect Setup Debian Sarge (3.1) - of Falko Timme I wrote this HowTo for STRATO-Server, because Strato has some specifics in it´s Debian Sarge (3.1) - Image. :o

Let me say first: This is one way of many possible, but I try this more than one time and it works.
Anyway I must say to you, too -> If you use this HowTo you do it on your own risk ! You will lose all Files on the Strato-Server, ´cause we start with a brandnew installation of the Debian-Image !
If you have question mail me or send me a PM.

If you want to have it in german language please mail me, too.
>>Wer diese Anleitung auf deutsch haben möchte, muss mir nur eine eMail oder PN schreiben.<<

You will need:

a Strato - Dedicatet Server
WinSCP3 and Putty or similar software on your computer at home

We use (based on the HowTo by Falko Timme) for the Server:

Apache 2 as web-server
Postfix as mailserver
Courier-POP3 and Courier-IMAP for eMail, too
BIND as DNS-server
proftpd as FTP-server
Webalizer for statistics

STEP 1
Install a new Debian-Image 3.1 with the Strato-Konfigurationsmenü

->Serverkonfiguration
->Neuinstallation
mark the Box and
choose Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 für Profis
click on weiter
fill in the code you will see

Don´t forget: You will lose all Files on the Strato-Server, ´cause we start with a brandnew installation of the Debian-Image !

click on weiter
wait until you get the eMail from Strato that the reinstallation is finished.

STEP 2
Update the Debian Sarge Image

login your server as root by Putty
copy here the code and paste it in Putty
follow the instructions

Code:

apt-get update

If you´re asked that you want to stop now, ´cause a new kernell will be installed answer with no.
But don´t forget to reboot your server after this upgrade.

Code:

apt-get dist-upgrade

Code:

apt-get upgrade

(If someone said, that this is to much update and -grade, let me first answer:
I try it many times and it works everytime a little bit other - and rather one time often than one time too little.)

STEP 3
Add some more nameservers

open and edit the file /etc/resolv.conf
add some more nameservers (only if you want)

Code:

nameserver 81.169.163.104

nameserver 81.169.163.106

search serverkompetenz.net

nameserver ip.number.from.another

STEP 4
Setting the hostname
Instead of server1.example.com put in your real serverdomain (h12345.serverkompetenz.net)

Code:

echo server1.example.com > /etc/hostname

/bin/hostname -F /etc/hostname

STEP 5
Install needed and missing software and remove unneeded software

Code:

apt-get install make gcc wget flex bzip2 rdate fetchmail libdb3++-dev unzip zip ncftp xlispstat libarchive-zip-perl zlib1g-dev libpopt-dev nmap openssl lynx fileutils

Answer the questions with the default answers.

Code:

update-rc.d -f exim remove

update-inetd --remove daytime

update-inetd --remove telnet

update-inetd --remove time

update-inetd --remove finger

update-inetd --remove talk

update-inetd --remove ntalk

update-inetd --remove ftp

update-inetd --remove discard

/etc/init.d/inetd reload

STEP 6
Install and configure quota

Code:

apt-get install quota quotatool

Answer the question with no.

open and edit the file /etc/fstab

Code:

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.

#

# file system     mount point    type     options                  dump pass

/dev/sda1         /boot          ext2     nosuid,nodev             0    2

/dev/sda2         none           swap     sw                       0    0

/dev/sda3         /              ext3     defaults,errors=remount-ro,usrquota,grpquota 0       1

proc              /proc          proc     defaults                 0    0

run the following steps:

Code:

touch /quota.user /quota.group

chmod 600 /quota.*

mount -o remount /

quotacheck -avugm

quotaon -avug

STEP 7
Install and configure bind9 the DNS-Server

Code:

apt-get install bind9

/etc/init.d/bind9 stop

open and edit the file /etc/default/bind9

Code:

OPTIONS="-u bind -t /var/lib/named"

run the following steps:

Code:

mkdir -p /var/lib/named/etc

mkdir /var/lib/named/dev

mkdir -p /var/lib/named/var/cache/bind

mkdir -p /var/lib/named/var/run/bind/run

mv /etc/bind /var/lib/named/etc

ln -s /var/lib/named/etc/bind /etc/bind

mknod /var/lib/named/dev/null c 1 3

mknod /var/lib/named/dev/random c 1 8

chmod 666 /var/lib/named/dev/null /var/lib/named/dev/random

chown -R bind:bind /var/lib/named/var/*

chown -R bind:bind /var/lib/named/etc/bind

open and edit the file /etc/init.d/sysklogd.
But only the line SYSLOGD=""

Code:

SYSLOGD="-a /var/lib/named/dev/log"

run the following steps:

Code:

/etc/init.d/sysklogd restart

/etc/init.d/bind9 start

open and check the file /var/log/syslog for any errors in the last few lines.

STEP 8
Install and configure MySQL

Code:

apt-get install mysql-server mysql-client libmysqlclient12-dev

mysqladmin -u root password replacethiswithyourrootmysqlpassword

netstat -tap

Now you should see something like:
tcp 0 0 localhost:mysql *:* LISTEN 3133/mysqld

STEP 9
Install and configure Postfix the mail-server with POP3/IMAP

run the following steps:

Code:

apt-get install postfix postfix-tls procmail libsasl2 sasl2-bin libsasl2-modules ipopd-ssl uw-imapd-ssl

Answer the questions in following steps:

yes
pop3 and pop3s
no
imap2/imaps
no
Internet Site
NONE
h12345.serverkompetenz.net
h12345.serverkompetenz.net, localhost.serverkompetenz.net, localhost
no
127.0.0.0/8
0
+
yes

Run the following steps:

Code:

postconf -e 'smtpd_sasl_local_domain ='

postconf -e 'smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes'

postconf -e 'smtpd_sasl_security_options = noanonymous'

postconf -e 'broken_sasl_auth_clients = yes'

postconf -e 'smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_sasl_authenticated,permit_mynetworks,reject_unauth_destination'

postconf -e 'inet_interfaces = all'

echo 'pwcheck_method: saslauthd' >> /etc/postfix/sasl/smtpd.conf

echo 'mech_list: plain login' >> /etc/postfix/sasl/smtpd.conf

For secure email-transport run the following steps:

Code:

mkdir /etc/postfix/ssl

cd /etc/postfix/ssl/

openssl genrsa -des3 -rand /etc/hosts -out smtpd.key 1024

chmod 600 smtpd.key

openssl req -new -key smtpd.key -out smtpd.csr

openssl x509 -req -days 3650 -in smtpd.csr -signkey smtpd.key -out smtpd.crt

openssl rsa -in smtpd.key -out smtpd.key.unencrypted

mv -f smtpd.key.unencrypted smtpd.key

openssl req -new -x509 -extensions v3_ca -keyout cakey.pem -out cacert.pem -days 3650

answer all the questions

Code:

postconf -e 'smtpd_tls_auth_only = no'

postconf -e 'smtp_use_tls = yes'

postconf -e 'smtpd_use_tls = yes'

postconf -e 'smtp_tls_note_starttls_offer = yes'

postconf -e 'smtpd_tls_key_file = /etc/postfix/ssl/smtpd.key'

postconf -e 'smtpd_tls_cert_file = /etc/postfix/ssl/smtpd.crt'

postconf -e 'smtpd_tls_CAfile = /etc/postfix/ssl/cacert.pem'

postconf -e 'smtpd_tls_loglevel = 1'

postconf -e 'smtpd_tls_received_header = yes'

postconf -e 'smtpd_tls_session_cache_timeout = 3600s'

postconf -e 'tls_random_source = dev:/dev/urandom'



/etc/init.d/postfix restart



mkdir -p /var/spool/postfix/var/run/saslauthd

open and edit the file /etc/default/saslauthd that it looks like this:

Code:

# This needs to be uncommented before saslauthd will be run automatically

START=yes



PARAMS="-m /var/spool/postfix/var/run/saslauthd -r"



# You must specify the authentication mechanisms you wish to use.

# This defaults to "pam" for PAM support, but may also include

# "shadow" or "sasldb", like this:

# MECHANISMS="pam shadow"



MECHANISMS="pam"

open file /etc/init.d/saslauthd and edit the PIDFILE-Entry that it looks like this:

Code:

PIDFILE="/var/spool/postfix/var/run/${NAME}/saslauthd.pid"

Run the following step:

Code:

/etc/init.d/saslauthd start

Create the new file /etc/c-client.cf with following content:

Code:

I accept the risk

set disable-plaintext 0

Run the following few steps:

Code:

/etc/init.d/inetd restart

telnet localhost 25

quit

If you can see the lines
250-STARTTLS
250-AUTH LOGIN PLAIN
everything is fine.

STEP 10
Install and configure Courier for Maildir-support
Run the following step:

Code:

apt-get install courier-imap courier-imap-ssl courier-pop courier-pop-ssl

Answer the questions in following steps:

no
Maildir (ok)
OK

Run the following steps:

Code:

postconf -e 'home_mailbox = Maildir/'

postconf -e 'mailbox_command ='

/etc/init.d/postfix restart

Don´t forget to enable the Maildir-Support in ISPConfig-Menu !

STEP 11
Install and configure Apache - the server

Run the following steps:

Code:

apt-get install apache2 apache2-doc

apt-get install libapache2-mod-php4 libapache2-mod-perl2 php4 php4-cli php4-common php4-curl php4-dev php4-domxml php4-gd php4-imap php4-ldap php4-mcal php4-mhash php4-mysql php4-odbc php4-pear php4-xslt curl libwww-perl imagemagick

Answer all questions with yes

open and edit the file /etc/apache2/apache2.conf.
But only the line DirectoryIndex index.html index.cgi index.pl index.php index.xhtml

Code:

DirectoryIndex index.html index.htm index.shtml index.cgi index.php

open the file /etc/mime.types.
comment out the following lines (with #):

Code:

#application/x-httpd-php                        phtml pht php

#application/x-httpd-php-source                 phps

#application/x-httpd-php3                       php3

#application/x-httpd-php3-preprocessed          php3p

#application/x-httpd-php4                       php4

open the file /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/php4.conf.
comment out the following lines (with #):

Code:

<IfModule mod_php4.c>

#  AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .phtml .php3

#  AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps

</IfModule>

open the file /etc/apache2/ports.conf.
add the line Listen 443:

Code:

Listen 80

Listen 443

run the following steps:

Code:

a2enmod ssl

a2enmod rewrite

a2enmod suexec

a2enmod include

/etc/init.d/apache2 restart

STEP 12
Install and configure ProFTPd - the ftp-server

run the following step:

Code:

apt-get install proftpd

Answer the question with initd.

open the file /etc/proftpd.conf.
add the following lines:

Code:

DefaultRoot ~

IdentLookups off

ServerIdent on "FTP Server ready."

run the following step:

Code:

/etc/init.d/proftpd restart

STEP 13
Install and Webalizer - the Logfile-analyzer

run the following step:

Code:

apt-get install webalizer

Answer the questions in following steps:

/var/www/webalizer
Usage Statistics for
/var/log/apache/access.log.1

STEP 14
Install some Perl-modules

run the following step:

Code:

perl -MCPAN -e shell

Answer the question with no !

go ahead by running the following steps:

Code:

install HTML::Parser

install DB_File

install Net::DNS

q

apt-get install libdigest-sha1-perl libnet-dns-perl libpoe-component-client-dns-perl razor libio-socket-inet6-perl libdb-file-lock-perl libarchive-tar-perl

If there comes a question with test answer with no.
The other questions with yes.

Here is the rest you waited for: ;)

STEP 15
Install and configure ISPConfig

run the following steps:

Code:

cd /root

wget typeinhereyourfavoritemirror

tar xvfz ISPConfig-2.2.7.tar.gz

cd install_ispconfig

./setup

Answer the questions like that:

pleasemakeyourownchoise
y
y
1
y
y

And know you have to wait...and pray :p

The next few questions you have to answer like this:
(these questions are for the SSL-Server-certificates)

R
typeinhereyourcountrycode-like-DE or US or UK...
typeinhereyourstate
typeinhereyourcity
typeinhereyourorganizationname
typeinhereyourorganizationunitname
typeinhereyourname
typeinhereyouremailadress
3650 (this mean your certificate validity is 10 years)
3
typeinhereyourcountrycode-like-DE or US or UK...
typeinhereyourstate
typeinhereyourcity
typeinhereyourorganizationname
typeinhereyourorganizationunitname
typeinhereyourinternetadress
typeinhereyouremailadress
3650 (this mean your certificate validity is 10 years)
3
n (! in step 7 of the setup)
n (! in step 8 of the setup)

And know you have to wait...and pray again, ´cause it can take a little while :D

Now there comes some questions needed by Spamassassin:

typeinhereatext

Last there are some questions about the configuration.
Answer it like the following:

localhost
root
typeinhereyourmysqlpassword
db_ispconfig (it´s the default)
typeinhereyourserverIP like 85.123.456.789
[I]h123456
serverkompetenz.net
1 (it´s more secure with SSL)

That´s it - if you don´t see any ERROR-Message -> CONGRATIOLATIONS

we will waiting for your tutorial.. thanks anyway

So - that´s it... :D

The tutorial for the HowToForge I will edit in next time ;)
Have a lot of fun with ISPconfig !

If you find an error in my HowTo, please mail me or send me a private message.

The HowTo is finished !

You can see it here.

I will keep it up-to-date.

I´ve updated the HowTo and the complete Thread in here.

Have a lot of Fun with it ;)

Step 8:
i type "netstat -tap"

Code:

Aktive Internetverbindungen (Server und stehende Verbindungen)

Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address           Foreign Address         State       PID/Program name

tcp        0      0 h1095988.serverk:domain *:*                     LISTEN     11445/named

tcp        0      0 localhost:domain        *:*                     LISTEN     11445/named

tcp        0      0 localhost:953           *:*                     LISTEN     11445/named

tcp        0      0 localhost:smtp          *:*                     LISTEN     601/exim4

tcp6       0      0 *:ssh                   *:*                     LISTEN     9061/sshd

tcp6       0      0 localhost:953           *:*                     LISTEN     11445/named

tcp6       0      0 h1095988.serverkomp:ssh p54AFBC7C.dip0.t-:65038 VERBUNDEN  8211/0

tcp6       0    908 h1095988.serverkomp:ssh p54AFBC7C.dip0.t-:65039 VERBUNDEN  8213/1

There is nothing like "tcp 0 0 localhost:mysql *:* LISTEN 3133/mysqld"

Server: Strato PowerServer Debian 3.1

[ EDIT:
Edit /etc/my.cnf
comment out skip-networking
bind-address = 127.0.0.1

Quote:

Run the following few steps:
Code:
/etc/init.d/inetd restart
telnet localhost 25
quit

If you can see the lines
250-STARTTLS
250-AUTH LOGIN PLAIN
everything is fine.

I can't see this lines =)

Do you follow the steps here in the forum or in the HowTo ?
Because the HowTo is more up to date.

PS: If you want I can send you the german HowTo by email.

Is this setup checked with the latest software at Strato? Because when following it I cannot set the quota and I have a problem starting Proftpd. I'm now setting up the server once more to see if I did something wrong